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Perfect Party Cake
By Carla
From Dorie Greenspan’s Baking from My Home to Yours (page 250)
- For the Cake
- 2 1/4 cups cake flour (updated 25 March)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cups whole milk or buttermilk (I prefer buttermilk with the lemon)
- 4 large egg whites
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons or 4 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon pure lemon extract
- For the Buttercream
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 large egg whites
- 3 sticks (12 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (from 2 large lemons)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- For Finishing
- 2/3 cup seedless raspberry preserves stirred vigorously or warmed gently until spreadable
- 1 1/2 About 1 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
Corn Tortillas Without a Tortilla Press
By Carla
Mix the masa harina with the warm water
- 2 cups of masa harina
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
Tandoori Skirt Steak
By Carla
Great served with plantain chips, pico de gallo and sauteed spinach
- 2 lbs skirt steak, fat trimmed, cut into 4 8-oz pieces
- 6 oz plain yogurt
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 Tbsp heavy cream
- 1 clove garlic, peeled, minced
- 1 -inch piece ginger, peeled, minced
- 1/2 jalapeno pepper, minced
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
Plantain Chips
By Carla
From Maneet Chauhan, executive chef of Vermilion restaurant in Chicago
- 2 green plantains
- 2 tsp salt
- Canola or other vegetable oil, for frying
Pico de Gallo
By Carla
From chef Maneet Chauhan, executive chef of Vermilion restaurant in Chicago
- 1 medium tomato, seeded, diced
- 1/4 cup peeled, diced red onion
- 1/4 cup peeled, diced jicama
- 1/4 cup peeled, diced unripe mango
- 1/4 cup peeled, diced cucumber
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
- Juice from 1/2 lime
- 1/2 tsp salt
Gingerbread Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting And Candied Pistachois
By Carla
Taken from Bon Appetit Nov 2002
- CAKE:
- 1 cup Guinness extra stout or dark beer
- 1 cup mild-flavored (light) molasses
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons ground ginger
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger
- CANDIED PISTACHIOS:
- 1 cup finely chopped pistachios
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
- 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 teaspoon finely grated orange peel
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Dark Chocolate Cupcakes from America's Test Kitchen
By Carla
Lesley from Gourmet or Gourmand said, "These cupcakes are a dream
- CAKE:
- 8 Tb unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces
- 2 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 cup Dutch processed cocoa
- 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- VANILLA BEAN BUTTERCREAM:
- 10 Tb unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise (if you don't have a vanilla bean, increase the vanilla extract to 1 1/2 teaspoons)
- 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- pinch of table salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 Tb heavy cream
Mashed Potatoes
By Carla
Creamy and super easy!
- 3 lbs. white boiling potatoes, peeled and quarted
- Kosher salt
- 1/4 lb (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1/2 to 1 cup half-and-half
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Brookie
By Carla
Directions Butter bottom and sides of six 4-inch-round pie tins; set aside
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon dark cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 5 ounces dark chocolate (60 to 72 percent cacao), coarsely chopped
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup light-brown sugar
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Pumpkin Pie
By Carla
For the best flavor, use a sugar pumpkin to make a homemade Pumpkin Puree
- 1 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 1/2 cups fresh Pumpkin Puree, or canned
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten, plus 1 egg for glaze
- 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk
- Pate Brisee (Pie Dough)
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream